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Peregian Springs flood map & planning overlays

Peregian Springs houses 9,532 people and rents for $530 a week.

A planning-constraint profile of Peregian Springs (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 5.68 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Peregian Springs's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Peregian Springs properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 3,727 analysed Peregian Springs properties; no individual property result is identified.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Peregian Springs

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
99%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
83%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±17% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Peregian Springs at a glance

Parcels 3,802 Median lot 570 m² Mapped easements 2,020 Bus stops 15 Schools in suburb 2 Landslide overlay 4%

Schools in and near Peregian Springs

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

2

2 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Peregian Springs address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Peregian Springs is zoned

Low Density Residential 40%
Environmental Management and Conservation 31%
Sport and Recreation 14%
Low-Medium Density Residential 7%
Community Facilities 4%
Open Space 3%

Selling in Peregian Springs? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.

Across its 5.68 km², Peregian Springs is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 31% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 570 m² across 3,802 parcels.

Recent development applications in Peregian Springs

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Sunshine Coast Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

<5

The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.

Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Peregian Springs

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Peregian Springs suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
9,532
usual residents, 2021
Median age
39
years
Median household income
$1,836
per week, Sunshine Coast Regional suburb typical $1,677
Median rent
$530
per week, Sunshine Coast Regional suburb typical $409
Median mortgage
$2,100
per month
Household size
2.8
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1036, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Peregian Springs's 9,532 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.3%
5-14 18.2%
15-19 6.8%
20-24 3.8%
25-34 8.3%
35-44 16.1%
45-54 14.2%
55-64 8.9%
65-74 9.9%
75-84 5.4%
85+ 1.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Peregian Springs, the wider ABS statistical area containing Peregian Springs. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Peregian Springs itself.

111 in 2001 to 11,924 in 2025, up 10642%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Peregian Springs data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsSunshine Coast Council

Profile last materially updated 7 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Peregian Springs address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 83% of Peregian Springs. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Peregian Springs. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Peregian Springs lot.

Peregian Springs planning - frequently asked

Is Peregian Springs flood-prone?

About 18% of Peregian Springs falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Across the suburb, 6% of the 3,727 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 142 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Peregian Springs; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Peregian Springs bushfire-prone?

Around 31% of Peregian Springs is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.

Is Peregian Springs under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 83% of Peregian Springs, and over about 99% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Peregian Springs?

The dominant planning zone in Peregian Springs is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Sport and Recreation.

Does Peregian Springs have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Peregian Springs.

Is Peregian Springs hilly or flat?

Peregian Springs is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 7 m to 31 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Peregian Springs?

Across 3,802 surveyed parcels in Peregian Springs, the median lot size is about 570 m². There are also 2,020 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Peregian Springs have a train station?

There is no train station inside Peregian Springs itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.

What is the population of Peregian Springs?

At the 2021 Census Peregian Springs had 9,532 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Peregian Springs statistical area, which contains Peregian Springs, went from 111 people in 2001 to 11,924 in 2025, up 10642%.

Is Peregian Springs an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Peregian Springs scores 1036 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Peregian Springs?

Median household income in Peregian Springs was $1,836 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $530 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,100 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Peregian Beach 2.5 km 24% 60%
Peregian Beach
Noosa Shire
2.9 km 18% 93%
Coolum Beach 4.2 km 79% 55%
Verrierdale 5.2 km 31% 70%
Weyba Downs 5.5 km 15% 72%
Marcus Beach
Noosa Shire
5.7 km 8% 97%
Yandina Creek 5.7 km 56% 47%
Point Arkwright 6.5 km <1% 5%
Yaroomba 7.1 km 29% 24%
Doonan 7.2 km 36% 69%

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